MLB Player News

Hedges is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Hedges will give way to Francisco Mejia behind the dish Monday after starting the previous two games. Through seven appearances this season, Hedges is 5-for-22 (.227) with a homer and three RBI.

Barnes is not in the lineup Monday against the Cardinals, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.

Barnes will retreat to the bench for Monday's series opener after starting the previous two games behind the dish, going 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI and four walks in those appearances. Russell Martin gets the start at backstop in this one, hitting eighth.

Gomes is not in the lineup Monday against the Phillies.

Gomes will sit for a second straight day as Kurt Suzuki checks in behind the dish to catch Anibal Sanchez. Through six games this season, Gomes is 5-for-19 (.263) with a pair of doubles.

Contreras went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's loss to the Brewers.

Contreras accounted for all of Chicago's offense with his third home run of the season in a 4-2 loss. The 26-year-old catcher had just 10 long balls in 138 games last season, so he seems well on his way to surpassing that total in 2019. His career-high mark of 21 could also be well within reach if he keeps this up.

Wallach will start at catcher and bat seventh Sunday against the Braves, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports.

With top backstop Jorge Alfaro receiving a routine maintenance day, Wallach will check into the lineup for third time this season. Wallach isn't expected to play more than a couple times per week so long as Alfaro is healthy and therefore doesn't warrant much attention in the fantasy realm.

Grandal is out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Cubs.

Grandal will get the day off Sunday after catching over 370 pitches during the last two games for Milwaukee. The 30-year-old started the season 0-for-11 but is 8-for-15 with five runs scored, a double and a home run in the last four games. Manny Pina will start behind the plate and bat sixth for the Brewers on Sunday.

Gomes is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Gomes will head to the bench after starting the last two games behind the plate for the Nationals. Kurt Suzuki will start at catcher and bat sixth in his stead for Sunday's series finale.

The Braves officially recalled Jackson from Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.

Jackson will get his first big-league promotion after the Braves' top two catchers -- Brian McCann (hamstring) and Tyler Flowers (hand) -- both exited Saturday's game against the Marlins with injuries. McCann was subsequently placed on the 10-day injured list, while Flowers is listed as day-to-day after avoiding any structural damage to his hand when he was struck by a 98-mile-per-hour fastball. Flowers is still presumably dealing with some soreness, however, so Jackson will receive his first major-league start Sunday against the Marlins, according to 680 The Fan Atlanta.

The Mets optioned Nido to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday.

New York didn't have a need to keep Nido around with Travis d'Arnaud (elbow) returning from the 10-day injured list and ready to step in as the backup to No. 1 catcher Wilson Ramos. Nido made two appearances during his brief stint with the big club to begin the season and went 0-for-6 at the plate.

The Mets activated d'Arnaud (elbow) from the 10-day injured list Sunday.

D'Arnaud has finally reached the finish line in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, which cost him all but four games of the 2018 season. Though he's typically served as the Mets' No. 1 catcher when healthy for parts of the past six seasons, d'Arnaud is now the clear backup following the team's signing of Wilson Ramos this winter. Expect d'Arnaud to only make a couple starts per week now that he's back on the active roster.